BBC Radio Cancels Tim Westwood’s Afternoon Show

Lauded British radio host and Hip-Hop DJ ,Tim Westwood, has been fired from his afternoon post at BBC Radio. Westwood’s show has become a go-to location for the likes of Nicki Minaj, A$AP Rocky, Wale, Big Sean, and more so it’s confusing why he would be let go from the gig. The 54-year-old broke the news to his more than 200,000 followers on Twitter yesterday without giving much insight into why he was booted. “I’ve been sacked from 1Xtra Mon-Fri 4-7pm from sept ‪#Westwoodyourfired‬,” he wrote.

After hearing the news, Minaj was downright shocked and used her Twitter page to blast the decision to give Westwood the pink slip. “Noooooooooooooo Tim Westwood is such a big part of my UK experience!!!!!” she wrote. “He’s a f**king superstar!!!! Best interviews hands down!!!! Wtf?!?!” Minaj also asked Westwood to contact her, and begged him to move to the states.